Trio

Sakuya didn't plan to let either of them sleep but the busy weekend and long Monday caught up to them both. Both were reluctant to move once the alarm sounded. Aine crawled out of bed first and Sakuya finally got up when he smelled breakfast.

"So we have make-up tests on Friday? Sasaki is not going to like this but he'll deal. You coming to the studio after school?"

Aine looked up at him and shook her head. "Nope." She said after swallowing. "The teacher asked Takato to tutor me, so I'll be staying late to study with him."

Sakuya tried to picture Takato but the face wouldn't come to him. "He's a good student?"

"Oh yeah, top one in our class! I feel really lucky to have him help me." Aine stood and started cleaning up.

One hand propped up Sakuya's chin as he watched Aine. "I could help you study."

Aine smiled at him over her shoulder, "I know but you'll be working and if I come to the studio, I'll look at you more than I will my notes, so I'll see you when you come home." Aine sighed, it was the right thing to do but she'd miss him.

Sakuya sighed too and stood to help clean. "Well how about joining us for dinner, after you finish studying?" He rested one hand on her hair and began stroking his hand through it.

"Can't. I promised Takato that I'd buy him dinner in exchange for helping me. We had a good time last night."

Sakuya raised an eyebrow – who was this guy spending so much time with Aine. He still couldn't recall who Takato was. Sakuya looked back at Aine when she laughed.

"He was worried you'd be jealous if we spent so much time alone, so we're going to invite some friends to eat with us for the next few days. I told him you wouldn't be but he wasn't satisfied until we agreed on our friends coming along." Aine grinned up at him not aware that he'd actually worried just a tiny bit.

Sakuya framed her face and leaned closed for a kiss. "So we won't see much of each other this week, hmm? Guess we'll have to catch up at night in bed." They kissed some more before rushing to leave on time.


"Whaaaaat! Sakuya! You need all day Friday off?" Sasaki yelled his hands clenched in his hair.

"Oh come, Sasaki," Said Santa. "It's school. Tests happen – it's not like he's going out to do something fun." Santa draped and arm over Sakuya's shoulder.

"He's right. We'll just postpone the meetings for that afternoon. It'll give the rest of us a break. I can spend some time with Maria and Yukihumi." Yuki grinned.

"Oh so while I'm up to my ears in questions, you get to play?" Sakuya frowned.

Yuki laughed, "Hey, you're the baby here; us grown-ups need a little play time too!"

"All right, I'll see what I can do. Damn, things will be so much easier when you graduate. Make sure you come straight to the studio after school and bring Yukimura too, we'll be needing her input on a few things." Sasaki sighed. "Here's the head's up on this meeting. We've got someone coming in who wants us to advertise their products in return for giving us a load of money which would go a long way towards us putting out more music."

Atsuro leaned forward, "Yeah, what kind of products?"

"Clothes actually." Mr. Takayama said as he came in followed by three people. Two men dressed in flashy suits and a woman in skimpy, bright dress. "Their line of clothes is called Trio. Maybe you've heard of them, if not it's because they're relatively new and by having Lucifer wear their clothes it could be a boon for all of us."

"My, they look even more handsome in person!" The woman spoke. She was beautiful – dark, shoulder length hair, high firm breasts and legs for days. "I have a copy of your book and just fell in love with you!"

"Yes, that book is still a bestseller. Possibly your clothes will be too. Please have a seat. Fellows let me introduce Lee, Ivan and the lovely Kei also known as Trio. Since you follow the band I assume you know who everyone is?" At their nods, Mr. Takayama sat down. "Well then let's see if we can come up with a mutual arrangement."

The meeting took most of the morning and went well. It was decided to first give it a trial period. The guys were not familiar with Trio's design style and wanted to see it first. Anticipating that, Trio had brought some clothes with them. The clothes were interesting but Lucifer still wanted a trial period to see if they liked them and if the fans took to the new look before signing anything. The band had a series of small clubs they were going to play over the next few weeks and would wear the clothes then.

"Okay, sounds like a plan but you all should come in for fittings – we want you to look your best." Kei eyed them all with a seductive smile. If she could, she'd take the measurements herself. Kei rubbed her hands together and felt her nipples tighten.